I spent the weekend obsessing over making Ponyo and many hours later came up with this.

The hardest part was the waves around the skirt and then I did the mirror image in white to go under the body. Second hardest was getting the odd head shape. Still not happy with it and how I placed the eyes. The eyes look odd, but then she looks odd, a human head on a fishie body? Also not happy with the hair which came out lighter and fluffier. Maybe the eyes are too big for the head. *sigh*

This one will go to my Niece #2 (who I took to see the movie and she liked it x 5!) and I can make the second one for meeeee. With smaller eyes 'n darker hair.

I do like the nose and the smile, and the flippers. The hair I experimented on by combing the yarn, separating the plies. But look, she has a fat belly, like the song.

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I beg you give us your pattern so that I may make one of these for my 5 year old son who LOVES Ponyo. He says he wants to marry her lol. He adores Ponyo and though I can knit, I have never actually designed anything on my own (blush). Please help!! Pretty please :-)

Hey there! Stumble upon sent me here... do you have a pattern posted somewhere for this! I must make one. If you don't perhaps I can commission one from you or do you have an Etsy?? Ponyo was so good, but my friends and I got strange looks for going to a G rated movie.

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Sad to hear about the lack of a pattern, but thanks for the great idea!

I have an idea of making different hair for Ponyo #2, as I did promise this one as a gift. Just need time to get round to it, as usual! Many distractions. I also think it would be fun to make lots of simpler ones, a crowd of little sisters!

I LOVE Ponyo. my xmas gift from by bf was Ponyo themed which included a full sized movie poster, a little stuffed doll of her, and a hard cover picture book based on the movie. Ive recently started knitting and I'm obsessed. if a pattern is created for this i would love to try it out.

Thanks. Have you seen the toy of Ponyo with a slice ham? You pull out the slice of ham on the string and she moves toward it, pulled by the string. Cu-ute. I don't have a pattern right now. I would have to think of a simpler way of describing how to do hair.

I know that was a completely different post, but I just wanted to say, I loved how you were able to modify your Rose pattern to suit Jenny, it has given me some great ideas for some Christmas presents using a few different patterns ^__^